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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2010; 16(25): 3133-3143
Published online Jul 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i25.3133
Table 4 Efficacy in the KRAS population
ParameterKRAS population
FOLFOX6 plus cetuximab (arm A)
FOLFIRI plus cetuximab (arm B)
KRAS wild-type (n = 62)KRAS mutation (n = 55)KRAS wild-type (n = 34)KRAS mutation (n = 23)KRAS wild-type (n = 28)KRAS mutation (n = 32)
PFS
Events, n (%)  46 (74) 47 (85)  26 (76) 20 (87)  20 (71) 27 (84)
Median1, mo (95% CI) 8.9 (7.3-11.1)7.8 (6.4-8.4) 9.1 (8.3-11.1)7.2 (5.5-9.7)8.4 (3.2-11.3)8.1 (7.3-8.5)
Logrank P-value0.00510.01960.1737
HR2 (95% CI)0.55 (0.36-0.84)0.49 (0.27-0.91)0.66 (0.36-1.21)
PFS rate1, % (95% CI)
3 mo81 (70-91)88 (80-97) 90 (80-100)91 (79-100)69 (51-87)87 (75-99)
6 mo70 (58-82)70 (57-83)77 (62-92)62 (41-83)61 (42-80)76 (60-91)
9 mo49 (35-62)26 (14-39)53 (35-71)31 (11-52)43 (24-63) 23 (7-39)
12 mo29 (17-41)11 (2-20)28 (12-45) 10 (0-24)30 (12-49) 11 (0-24)
Overall survival
Events, n (%)  37 (60)45 (82)  21 (62) 20 (87)  16 (57) 25 (78)
Median1, mo (95% CI) 20.8 (16.6-26.9)15.9 (14.4-18.9) 22.5 (17.1-28.9)15.2 (11.1-17.3)19.9 (11.9-na)18.9 (14.5-23.9)
Logrank P-value0.02960.02010.3608
HR2 (95% CI)0.62 (0.40-0.96)0.48 (0.26-0.90)0.74 (0.39-1.40)
Survival rate1 (95% CI)
9 mo79 (69-89)87 (78-96)85 (73-97)83 (67-98)71 (54-88)90 (80-100)
12 mo72 (61-83)74 (63-86)76 (62-91)65 (46-85)67 (49-85)81 (67-95)
18 mo55 (42-68)41 (28-55)55 (38-72) 24 (6-42)56 (37-74)54 (36-72)
24 mo44 (31-57)24 (12-36)43 (25-61) 14 (0-29)45 (26-65)32 (14-49)
Best overall response, n (%)
CR  6 (10)  1 (2)2 (6)-  4 (14)  1 (3)
PR  27 (44) 19 (35)17 (50)  7 (30)  10 (36) 12 (38)
SD  14 (23)  26 (47)9 (26)  12 (52)  5 (18) 14 (44)
PD  8 (13)  6 (11)3 (9)  3 (13)  5 (18)  3 (9)
NE  7 (11)  3 (5)3 (9)  1 (4)  4 (14)  2 (6)
ORR, n (%)  33 (53)20 (36)19 (56)  7 (30)  14 (50) 13 (41)
95% CI40-6624-5038-7313-5331-6924-59
Odds ratio (95% CI)1.99 (0.95-4.18)2.90 (0.95-8.84)1.46 (0.53-4.07)

  • Citation: Ocvirk J, Brodowicz T, Wrba F, Ciuleanu TE, Kurteva G, Beslija S, Koza I, Pápai Z, Messinger D, Yilmaz U, Faluhelyi Z, Yalcin S, Papamichael D, Wenczl M, Mrsic-Krmpotic Z, Shacham-Shmueli E, Vrbanec D, Esser R, Scheithauer W, Zielinski CC. Cetuximab plus FOLFOX6 or FOLFIRI in metastatic colorectal cancer: CECOG trial. World J Gastroenterol 2010; 16(25): 3133-3143
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